Markus Haub

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Hey Frank,

maybe you have seen already an entry on "leContainer" but here I send you directly the link and maybe it is interesting for your blog. I would like to introduce you to the works of the artist Markus Haub. http://speedstar-gallery.com/
Racing legends brought back to life. Cool paintings about racing cars from the past...

I´m still loosing hours on your fantastic blog...!!
cheers,
Ulfert

Markus Haub was born and raised in Germany, where he completed his Transportation Design studies at the University of Applied-Arts in Pforzheim, Germany.
He started to work for Volkswagen Group in their European Group Design Center (DCE) in Sitges, Barcelona, Spain. He participated in various design projects for Audi, VW, Seat, Lamborghini and Bentley. In 2000 he got an offer from Renault, to join the newly opened Advanced Design Studio in the city centre of Barcelona.

In 2004 he moved for two years to Paris to work at Renaults Satellite Studio in the center of Paris near Bastille.
In 2008 the series „Racing Legends“ started and the initial series of these paintings were first shown at Gentlemen Drive, a private luxury car club near Barcelona. Later the exhibition moved to the famous Meilenwerk, a classic car center, in Düsseldorf, Germany. Finally the collection was expanded and shown at the Cité de l’Automobile, Musée National – Collection Schlumpf in Mulhouse, France.
Markus Haub participated in several art fairs in Spain, Germany, France, Holland, Ireland, England and New York.


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